Residential brokerages and property managers in Boston, MA
Eight firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 6 residential brokerages and 2 property managers. The angle is the build mix: what kind of housing the metro permitted in 2025, from Census permit data, and which firms work that kind of housing.
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau. Offices checked 2026-10-21.
Commercial side: commercial real estate brokerages in Boston.
The local angle: apartment-led building: 57% of 2025 permits in 5+ unit buildings
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 10,072 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 3,971 single-family (39%), 406 in 2–4 unit buildings and 5,695 in buildings with five or more units (57%). The 5+ share ranks #5 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 3.2% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 39.7% over five years, #13 of 30 for five-year growth. FHFA publishes this metro by division, so the figure is for the Boston, MA division. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 5,025,517 residents on July 1, 2024, +1.6% against the April 2020 estimates base (#19 of 30 for growth; #11 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
3,971 single-family (39%) · 406 in 2–4 unit buildings (4%) · 5,695 in 5+ unit buildings (57%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2025 annual, units authorized, with imputation).
Our reading: the higher the 5+ share, the more new homes will need a building or association manager as well as a listing agent. Permit data does not say whether units will be rentals or condos.
Pick by situation
Our read of which listed firms fit which need, based on each firm’s own pages. It is not a ranking of local teams.
| Your situation | Who fits | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Buying or selling a home | Brokerages with a verified local office (national and local). | Compass, Douglas Elliman, Redfin, Real (Real REMAX Group), Jack Conway, Lamacchia Realty |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | — |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | — |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | FirstService Residential, Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar |
Residential brokerages in Boston
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the Boston office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 126 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116 | Regional Headquarters. Compass’s regional offices directory lists 13 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Douglas Elliman 4.8 / 10 | 20 Park Plaza Suite 820, Boston, MA 02116 | Listed on Douglas Elliman’s offices directory, one of 5 offices it lists in this metro. | Firm page |
| Redfin Not yet scored | 100 Summit Dr, Burlington, MA 01803 | Redfin’s contact page lists this as its Burlington office (2 offices in this metro). | Firm page |
| Real (Real REMAX Group) Not yet scored | 90 Canal Street, Boston, MA 02114 | Address listed for Real Broker, LLC on Real’s state-licenses page. Real describes a cloud-based model (see the profile). | Firm page |
Independent and regional brokerages
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not yet scored: our residential rubric relies on public filings these private firms do not publish.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Conway Independent regional brokerage · Not yet scored | 748 Adams Street, Ste. A, Boston, MA 02122 | Dorchester office on its offices page, which lists 21 offices including a commercial office. The home page calls it “the largest independently-owned real estate company in our region” (the firm’s claim). | Firm page, also |
| Lamacchia Realty Regional brokerage · Not yet scored | 451 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02452 | Its offices page names this its Greater Boston Regional Sales & Marketing Center and corporate headquarters, among 29 offices listed. The home page says the agency is licensed in seven states. | Firm page, also |
Property managers in Boston
Firms with a local address on their own site. Apartment manager scores, where shown, come from our property management rubric.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstService Residential Not yet scored | 200 Butterfield Drive, Ashland, MA 01721 | Community association (HOA and condo) manager. Its office pages show 3 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Associa Not yet scored | 72 Portsmouth Ave, Stratham, NH 03885 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Evergreen Management Group, An Associa® Company. Associa’s branch list shows 3 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
Also active here, no local office address published
- Greystar 9.3 / 10: Its rental search page for this area lists apartment communities it manages. No local office address is published there. (page)
Left out: RE/MAX (part of Real REMAX Group): offices are independently owned franchises, so we do not pick one franchisee to stand for the brand. eXp Realty: we found no office directory on its site. Fathom: its offices page returned a not-found page on 2026-10-21. AMH: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Evernest: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Mynd: we found no location page for this metro. RPM Living: we found no page for this metro on its site. Invitation Homes: we found no page for this metro on its site. Asset Living and Willow Bridge Property Company: neither site has city location pages we could find. Claims such as “leading” or “#1” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which residential brokerages have an office in Boston?
We verified local offices for Compass (126 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116); Douglas Elliman (20 Park Plaza Suite 820, Boston, MA 02116); Redfin (100 Summit Dr, Burlington, MA 01803); Real (Real REMAX Group) (90 Canal Street, Boston, MA 02114); Jack Conway (748 Adams Street, Ste. A, Boston, MA 02122); Lamacchia Realty (451 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02452). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in Boston?
We verified local addresses for FirstService Residential (200 Butterfield Drive, Ashland, MA 01721); Associa (72 Portsmouth Ave, Stratham, NH 03885).
Are these firms ranked?
No. Lists are not rankings. Scores, where shown, are firm-wide public-record scores from our published rubrics and do not rate the local office. Firms without one show “Not yet scored,” which says nothing about quality.
What kind of housing is being built in the Boston area?
Permits were issued for 10,072 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 3,971 single-family (39%), 406 in 2–4 unit buildings and 5,695 in buildings with five or more units (57%). The 5+ share ranks #5 of the 30 metros with city hubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
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Last verified 2026-10-21. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Boston residential hub published. 8 firms with a verified local office (6 brokerages, 2 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- Compass, regional offices directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Douglas Elliman, office page (20 park plaza suite 820) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Redfin, Contact Us (office list by state) · accessed 2026-10-20
- The Real Brokerage, state licenses page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Jack Conway, our offices · accessed 2026-10-20
- Jack Conway, home page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Lamacchia Realty, offices · accessed 2026-10-20
- Lamacchia Realty, home page · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, office page (ashland) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (greater boston) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual CBSA file (cbsa2025a.txt) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, metro areas and divisions (hpi_at_metro.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- eXp Realty, home page (no office directory linked) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Fathom Realty, offices URL (returned a not-found page) · accessed 2026-10-20